Ghoma-Linguissi Laure Stella, Ebourombi Dagene Fruinovy, Sidibe Anissa, Kivouele Thomas Serge, Vouvoungui Jeannhey Christevy, Poulain Pierre, Ntoumi Francine
Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale, Cité OMS, villa D6, Djoué, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
BMC Res Notes. 2015 Nov 6;8:652. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1651-5.
This study was carried out to identify factors affecting the acceptability of voluntary HIV testing among pregnant women in a semi-rural city, Gamboma, Republic of Congo.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and September 2012. Pregnant women attending antenatal heath care at an integrated health center were enrolled after informed consent and followed through voluntary HIV testing.
Among 136 participants, 98 women (72 %) accepted voluntary HIV testing after pre-test counseling. Women with basic education, those who cited blood transfusion as a mode of transmission and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) were more likely to accept testing as well those informed about free HIV testing. Interestingly, pregnant women who had heard about HIV/AIDS from hospital setting were less likely to accept testing.
Our data indicate that increasing general education on HIV transmission/prevention modes is crucial for increasing acceptability of screening. Furthermore, HIV/AIDS knowledge disseminated to patients in hospital settings should be carefully monitored. Lastly, scaling-up MTCT services along with a better and larger community information, may address accessibility barriers observed in the present study.
本研究旨在确定影响刚果共和国半农村城市甘博马孕妇自愿接受艾滋病毒检测可接受性的因素。
于2012年1月至9月进行了一项横断面研究。在综合健康中心接受产前保健的孕妇在获得知情同意后被纳入研究，并接受自愿艾滋病毒检测。
在136名参与者中，98名女性（72%）在接受检测前咨询后接受了自愿艾滋病毒检测。接受过基础教育的女性、将输血作为传播和预防母婴传播（MTCT）方式提及的女性以及被告知免费艾滋病毒检测的女性更有可能接受检测。有趣的是，在医院环境中听说过艾滋病毒/艾滋病的孕妇接受检测的可能性较小。
我们的数据表明，加强关于艾滋病毒传播/预防方式的普及教育对于提高筛查的可接受性至关重要。此外，应仔细监测在医院环境中向患者传播的艾滋病毒/艾滋病知识。最后，扩大母婴传播服务以及提供更好、更广泛的社区信息，可能会解决本研究中观察到的可及性障碍问题。
